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You had to choose those three movies as movies that only seemed great as a teenager? I'd argue they've aged better than a lot of movies from that time period an

You had to choose those three movies as movies that only seemed great as a teenager? I'd argue they've aged better than a lot of movies from that time period and I'm pretty sure I don't hold the minority opinion there. Hell, I got tired of adults making nonstop jokes and references to watching Die Hard as a Christmas movie on Facebook just a month ago. Here's what I would consider a better list: https://screenrant.com/80s-action-movies-notoriously-bad-good/ https://screenrant.com/80s-action-movies-notoriously-bad-goo...

SomeHacker44 5y ago
Wait, Die Hard isn't a Christmas movie?? We watched it with our college age kids over the break as one. Sure seemed like a perfect Christmas movie to me, even redeeming a rocky marriage at the end.
- cableshaft 5y ago
  I agree that it is, I just got tired of seeing two dozen plus facebook posts about it last month.
newsbinator 5y ago
Of those 20 bad movies, the majority are the fun-to-watch kind. Even the descriptions in the post grudgingly admit that many of these bad movies 1) did well at the box office and 2) developed a cult following: > Cobra failed with critics and was a disappointment. It's one of the worst movies of the 80s. However, turns out the fans loved it. It soon gained a massive cult following. It follows a basic action movie formula that failed to impress. Sylvester Stallone wrote the film but had issues with the studio. However, It did well at the box office. On the other hand, the violence and story failed to connect with fans at the time. Of course, things can always change. Cobra managed to find a whole new fan base. It's now a cult classic.
- cableshaft 5y ago
  I think I agree with you, in fact it gave me a few movies I hadn't seen that are now on my to-watch list (and a couple to rewatch, like Tango & Cash). But at least it's a better list of action movies that haven't aged as well than Terminator 2, Robocop, and Die Hard.
  - stjohnswarts 5y ago
    If you like those I bet you'll like the "recent" judge dredd movie with karl urban.
digisign 5y ago
Gremlins is good Christmas movie too.

SomeHacker44 5y ago

Wait, Die Hard isn't a Christmas movie?? We watched it with our college age kids over the break as one. Sure seemed like a perfect Christmas movie to me, even redeeming a rocky marriage at the end.

cableshaft 5y ago
I agree that it is, I just got tired of seeing two dozen plus facebook posts about it last month.

newsbinator 5y ago

Of those 20 bad movies, the majority are the fun-to-watch kind. Even the descriptions in the post grudgingly admit that many of these bad movies 1) did well at the box office and 2) developed a cult following: > Cobra failed with critics and was a disappointment. It's one of the worst movies of the 80s. However, turns out the fans loved it. It soon gained a massive cult following. It follows a basic action movie formula that failed to impress. Sylvester Stallone wrote the film but had issues with the studio. However, It did well at the box office. On the other hand, the violence and story failed to connect with fans at the time. Of course, things can always change. Cobra managed to find a whole new fan base. It's now a cult classic.

cableshaft 5y ago
I think I agree with you, in fact it gave me a few movies I hadn't seen that are now on my to-watch list (and a couple to rewatch, like Tango & Cash). But at least it's a better list of action movies that haven't aged as well than Terminator 2, Robocop, and Die Hard.
- stjohnswarts 5y ago
  If you like those I bet you'll like the "recent" judge dredd movie with karl urban.

digisign 5y ago

Gremlins is good Christmas movie too.